Weather Records on 3 August 1995

1,216 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1995. Highest significance: Hennessey 4 ESE, US.

Key Facts for 3 August 1995

On 3 August 1995, 1,216 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
675 were record highs and 248 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 1,143 daily.
Hennessey 4 ESE set a daily record precipitation of 92.7 mm (3.6 in) on 3 August 1995.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,216 stations

1,216 station records on 3 August 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mount Spencer 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sweet Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sayre	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Great Salt Plains Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Niigata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glens Falls AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla Vuotso	Finland	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barnganal Blue Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Reydon 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Turkey	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moravia 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalupe Grijalva	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pudino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lessebo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orienta 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Piper City	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chenoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Matador	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blenheim Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eungella National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,216 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 300, Lowest daily maximum 174, Highest daily minimum 375, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 293.

Records on 3 August 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	300
Lowest daily maximum	174
Highest daily minimum	375
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	293
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1995 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 67, daily 1,143.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

847 broken records

Margins by which the 847 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1995

Top 20 records on 3 August 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1995	Hennessey 4 ESE, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1995	Mount Spencer 2, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	101 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1995	Yemassee 1 N, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1995	Sweet Springs, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1995	Northfield, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1995	Sayre, US	monthly rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1995	Great Salt Plains Dam, US	all-time rain	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1995	Erick, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1995	Crowell, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1995	San Juan del Rio, MX	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1995	Niigata, JP	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1995	Glens Falls AP, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1995	Elk City 4 W, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	1 year	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1995	Sodankyla Vuotso, FI	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1995	Hammon 3 SSW, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1995	Hollis 5E, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1995	Barnganal Blue Mountain, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1995	Duncan, US	monthly high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1995	Cherokee 4W, US	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1995	Le Roy, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1815 to 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1995. 1995 had 1,216 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1827	1
1834	2
1835	1
1838	1
1841	1
1847	1
1849	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1868	1
1872	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	4
1879	3
1880	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1890	2
1891	1
1894	1
1895	11
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	6
1900	2
1902	6
1903	12
1904	6
1905	7
1906	20
1907	31
1908	23
1909	21
1910	14
1911	31
1912	68
1913	21
1914	24
1915	49
1916	55
1917	72
1918	71
1919	34
1920	56
1921	181
1922	33
1923	149
1924	165
1925	99
1926	300
1927	315
1928	332
1929	207
1930	816
1931	313
1932	319
1933	304
1934	434
1935	520
1936	555
1937	350
1938	542
1939	866
1940	292
1941	305
1942	328
1943	521
1944	530
1945	259
1946	316
1947	586
1948	414
1949	415
1950	445
1951	547
1952	326
1953	617
1954	401
1955	713
1956	640
1957	378
1958	389
1959	360
1960	482
1961	620
1962	359
1963	352
1964	891
1965	679
1966	444
1967	327
1968	368
1969	625
1970	394
1971	891
1972	757
1973	724
1974	906
1975	978
1976	892
1977	544
1978	832
1979	486
1980	800
1981	579
1982	778
1983	807
1984	925
1985	691
1986	750
1987	1,105
1988	1,046
1989	824
1990	845
1991	705
1992	869
1993	1,033
1994	973
1995	1,216
1996	965
1997	709
1998	1,406
1999	893
2000	869
2001	1,021
2002	1,000
2003	1,504
2004	980
2005	912
2006	1,514
2007	750
2008	926
2009	746
2010	1,392
2011	1,518
2012	685
2013	535
2014	961
2015	615
2016	640
2017	1,144
2018	1,039
2019	451
2020	708
2021	841
2022	654
2023	1,044
2024	1,401
2025	929
2026	1,242

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Data for records on 1995-08-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	767
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	3